Garment suspender



arch 1, 1949.

L. M. MEYER. 2,463,194

GARMENT SUSPENDER Filed July 11, 1947 L/LL/AN M. MEYER INVENTOR.

Patented Mar. 1, 1949 UNITED STATES TENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in garment suspenders particularly adapted for use by small children, and has for its principal object to provide an article of this character especially designed for suspending undergarments whose upper edge or waist band is not provided with elastic and which become enlarged or loose fitting as a result of wear and repeated washings.

A further object is the provision of a suspender of this type in the form of two shoulder straps arranged in loops and interconnected across their rear surfaces by an elastic transverse member which when worn by the user not only serves to hold the looped portions on the shoulders of the wearer but also tends to draw the shoulders rearwardly in a manner somewhat similar to shoulder braces.

A still further object is the provision of means for adjusting the size of the loops and the position of the fastening elements at the lowermost ends thereof so that the article may be conveniently adjusted to a variety of sizes as the child advances in years.

These and other objects will appear as my invention is more fully hereinafter described in the following specification, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and finally pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a front elevation, partially in perspective, of a Suspender made in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective detail view of means for lengthening or shortening the shoulder loops.

In Figure 1, reference numerals I and 2 indicate, generally, a pair of suspending elements, and since they are both identical a description of one will suffice.

Each suspending element is made of a single length of elastic material whose upper portion is looped as at 3 and attached to itself by stitching or the like as indicated at 4.

The lower end of the elastic element extends through a buckle 5 for adjustable engagement therewith for raising or lowering a garment fastener, or the like, generally indicated at 6, and which is attached to and suspended from the buckle 5.

The back portions of the loops 3 are interconnected by a transverse member I also of elastic material and its ends are connected to the loops by stitching as indicated at 8.

In Figure 2 the looped portion 3A ofthe suspending element is formed by attaching one end of the elastic material to a buckle 9 through which the elastic material is threaded for frictional engagement therewith so that the loop may be lengthened or shortened in accordance with the size required.

While I have shown a particular form of embodiment of my invention, I am aware that many minor changes therein will readily suggest themselves to others skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

A garment suspender consisting of two bands of elastic material each turned back and adjustably attached to itself to form spaced apart and lengthwise adjustable shoulder-fitting closed loops, said loops being interconnected intermediate their ends by a transverse elastic member, the lowermost end of each of said bands being adjustably attached to garment fasteners.

LILLIAN M. MEYER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 452,667 Elliott et a1. May 19, 1891 1,345,969 Stacy July 6, 1920 

